COMPOSITION:
Each ml contains:
acepromazine maleate ………………………..15 mg
Excipients qs:……………………………………………1ml

Description:
Acepromazine is a neuroleptic belonging to the phenothiazines with a sedative action. The effect is set in within 5-10 minutes after intravenous injection and within 15-20 minutes after intramuscular injection and is maintained for 6 to 12 hours.

Indications:
All situations where sedation is needed, for instance during transport, with several forms of stress, small operations and as a pre anaesthetic with larger operations.

Contra indications:
Administration to animals with heart or respiratory diseases.
Administration together with local anaesthetics (like procaine) or organo-phosphates (like insecticides) because acepromazine potentates toxicity of these compounds. Hypothermia or hypertension.

Side effects:
After high doses respiratory disorders, hypertensy and tachydardy can occur.
Penis relaxation in male animals.

Dosage:
For intramuscular or intravenous administration:
Calves, cattle, horses and swine:
– Light sedation and premedication with general anaesthesia:
0.5 ml. per 100 kg. body weight intravenously or 1.0 ml. per 100 kg. body weight intramuscularly.
– Strong sedation: 1.0 ml. per 100 kg. body weight intravenously
or 2.0 ml. per 100 kg. body weight intramuscularly.
Cats and dogs:
– Light sedation and premedication with general anaesthesia:
0.25 ml. per 10 kg. body weight intravenously or intramuscularly.
– Strong sedation : 0.5 ml. per 10 kg. body weight intravenously or intramuscularly.
Withdrawal times: – For meat : 5 days. – For milk : 1 day.

STORAGE: Store below 30°C. Protect from light.